(09-07-2013 11:22 PM)exCincy Kid Wrote: Isn't 24,511 still over capacity at Peden, Kitten?
Anything over 21,000 is over capacity at Peden Stadium really because that is how many SEATS the stadium has.
The university counted 3 sellouts last year officially.....25.9k, 25.2k and 23.8k.
Top Ohio Home Crowds By Year
1994 Miami 20,817 (Peden record crowd)
1996 Bowling Green 22,233 (Peden record crowd)
1997 Buffalo 23,336 (Peden record crowd)
1998 Marshall 21,728
1999 Northern Iowa 21,275
2000 Tennessee Tech 21,326
2001 Iowa State 24,000 (Peden record crowd)
2002 Marshall 21,110
2003 Central Florida 21,109
2004 Marshall 19,616
2005 Pittsburgh 24,545 (Peden record crowd)
2006 Buffalo 19,409
2007 Gardner Web 19,823
2008 VMI 19,938
2009 Connecticut 24,617 (Peden record crowd)
2010 Wofford 22,955
2011 Marshall 24,244
2012 New Mexico State 25,893 (Peden record crowd)
2013 North Texas 24,511
Usually the Ohio program sets a record crowd about every 3-4 years. In recent years the bar has become a lot higher and this is mostly due to efforts by the new Athletic Director (2009) to improve attendance.
Before Jim Grobe arrived in 1995, the all time record crown in Athens was only 20k+ and over 20,000 only happened 3 times in the entire history of the program (94', 92', 68').